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they forced the taliban to flee. under a new, more democratic government, life began to improve for the afghanis. [ piano playing ] while the taliban ruled afghanistan, a scene like this would have been unthinkable. that's because music was forbidden. >> it was illegal to listen to music, to perform it, to enjoy it. and so that was very discouraging for many musicians. many musicians fled afghanistan. they stopped playing music. >> life was even harder for girls like freshta. they couldn't go to school, play sports. they couldn't even go outside unless completely hidden beneath clothes from head to toe. freshta's mother saw music as a way to accomplish that. >> and so since 2001, people have been struggling to find the best way to bring it back. >> the documentary "dr. sarmast's music school" tells the story of bringing music back to afghanistan, and not just traditional music, but all kinds of music. >> bach, beethoven, mozart. it doesn't belong to europe. it doesn't belong to america. they belong to all world. and
they forced the taliban to flee. under a new, more democratic government, life began to improve for the afghanis. [ piano playing ] while the taliban ruled afghanistan, a scene like this would have been unthinkable. that's because music was forbidden. >> it was illegal to listen to music, to perform it, to enjoy it. and so that was very discouraging for many musicians. many musicians fled afghanistan. they stopped playing music. >> life was even harder for girls like freshta. they...
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i cannot believe that haida is inclusive of the taliban. but if we can have them agree to terms with violence , a supportive democratization we cannot afford to say no negotiation ? >> i am not as optimistic. there is no way to negotiate. the idea of the taliban office and patter? -- katar? we are cutting out too early. that is what this president does. if we don't fight this war the way it needs to be fought, a stop shedding blood the president was never in this to win. lori: what about the war in afghanistan was it worth the time? >> for me to say that it is not worth the ves lost is to disparage them but unfortunately i wish it was fought by generals visited bureaucrats. >> that is right. i agree every american and life that was lost to us -- life that was lost to us -- was droid dna augmentation initiated. vision expanding to a 5-inch 1080p hd display and camera. touch acquiring nfc. hearing evolving with beats audio. wireless charging activated. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yoursel
i cannot believe that haida is inclusive of the taliban. but if we can have them agree to terms with violence , a supportive democratization we cannot afford to say no negotiation ? >> i am not as optimistic. there is no way to negotiate. the idea of the taliban office and patter? -- katar? we are cutting out too early. that is what this president does. if we don't fight this war the way it needs to be fought, a stop shedding blood the president was never in this to win. lori: what about...
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grown strike has killed the second in command of the pakistan taliban. the first such strike since president barack obama said in a speech last week that he was the use of drones. >> one of america's most wanted , no. 2 inur rehman the pakistan taliban. it is said he was killed with six others in the u.s. grown strike. there was a $5 million reward on his head for information leading to his arrest or prosecution. not confirming the death, the white house acknowledged he would be a prime target. >> he has participated in cross border attacks against u.s. and nato personnel and horrific attacks against soldiers and civilians. >> there had been speculation withrehman had fallen out the current leader. video was meant to dismiss that idea, both men side-by- side. obama laid down new guidelines for grown strikes, there must be a continuing imminent threat before people are targeted. he directed there must be a near certainty civilians would not be harmed in the strike. obama's president beach, where he clearly indicated that these from the tax would be restri
grown strike has killed the second in command of the pakistan taliban. the first such strike since president barack obama said in a speech last week that he was the use of drones. >> one of america's most wanted , no. 2 inur rehman the pakistan taliban. it is said he was killed with six others in the u.s. grown strike. there was a $5 million reward on his head for information leading to his arrest or prosecution. not confirming the death, the white house acknowledged he would be a prime...
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he was the taliban's second in demand afghanistan. during this time he became close fence to the group's spiritual leader. in 2010 he was arrested in karachi during a joint cia operation. let's hear from a correspondent who is in islamabad. how important is his release? >> reporter: the release is extremely important because this has come at the request of a afghan government's request. they came to have him released from pakistani custody. the council also welcoming the novembethemove. the afghan says he may be able to influence the taliban. interesting, earlier, the afghan government is said to be in secret talks and was considered and therefore also until favor of the peace talks. but after, they saw a major setback. the release came in a time when they try to reach some sort of a political settlement it ice not clear if he will stay in pakistan even though he will be in pakistan and not handed over to the afghans. he may move to a third country in order to initiate talks with the afghan government. >> the latest from islamabad, th
he was the taliban's second in demand afghanistan. during this time he became close fence to the group's spiritual leader. in 2010 he was arrested in karachi during a joint cia operation. let's hear from a correspondent who is in islamabad. how important is his release? >> reporter: the release is extremely important because this has come at the request of a afghan government's request. they came to have him released from pakistani custody. the council also welcoming the novembethemove....
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taliban will not be ready for pea talks. there can only peace when there is peace on both sides, no drone strikes. >> a lot of anger and cynicism on the streets of pakistan particularly surrounding drone strikes. but i think on the government level there is just that little bit of hope that this new leader, khan said, will come to the negotiating table, that this will be a way forward, and there will be peace in pakistan. >> thank you. speaking to us from islamabad. >>> now, greek politicians are condemning the killing of two supporters of the far right golden dawn party. another party member is in hospital after being badly injured in the attack. it happened outside of the golden dawn office. no one has claimed responsibility, but it has raised fears that political violence might be rising as the country struggles with a financial crisis. we have been covering the story from athens, and we're there live. john, no one has claimed responsibility, but do the police have any idea of who may be behind the shooting? >> no, and th
taliban will not be ready for pea talks. there can only peace when there is peace on both sides, no drone strikes. >> a lot of anger and cynicism on the streets of pakistan particularly surrounding drone strikes. but i think on the government level there is just that little bit of hope that this new leader, khan said, will come to the negotiating table, that this will be a way forward, and there will be peace in pakistan. >> thank you. speaking to us from islamabad. >>>...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility. >> reporter: taliban fighters attempted to enter the consulate in the far west of the country. >> translator: an explosion took place, then a number of insurgents entered the consulate gate. we don't know how many there were. >> reporter: the attack included a car bomb, civilians and security forces were among the casualties. guards from the compound took the force of the blast. >> translator: my brother was a security guard at the u.s. console late. he was injured and is now in the hospital. >> reporter: the taliban said the consulate had been an intended target for sometime. american diplomatic missions have been targets here for year. the city has been largely considered secure. the u.s. ambassador issued a statement saying . . . no areas in afghanistan are completely secure from taliban attacks. the groups still control large areas of the country. the u.s. military will pull out most of their troops by the end of next year, and it's unlikely they will leave behind a defeated taliban. >>> president obama will have a new top economic advisor ne
the taliban is claiming responsibility. >> reporter: taliban fighters attempted to enter the consulate in the far west of the country. >> translator: an explosion took place, then a number of insurgents entered the consulate gate. we don't know how many there were. >> reporter: the attack included a car bomb, civilians and security forces were among the casualties. guards from the compound took the force of the blast. >> translator: my brother was a security guard at the...
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since the number two taliban pursuit was killed. the reporting from pakistan is very different than the reporting here. the reporting their says what happens when you killed a number two guy, you kill the number three guy because he becomes number two. so then we are starting to have talks and personnel is much more strenuous and they begin to talk. so that is the welcome for the new government and in the case of yemen or have a meeting a delegation going there, you have a similar situation or the people in pakistan mostly do not supported by any means the groups are extremists like al qaeda, they are also speaking out against the drones and these are a recruiting tool for extremists are in use are killing lots of our feelings and i another thing the president said was the u.s. government should use capture instead of kill in the yemen people would say that it's just not the case and they have numerous examples given to those two countries are the highest number of german tax by five. about 80% of the drone strike has been in pakist
since the number two taliban pursuit was killed. the reporting from pakistan is very different than the reporting here. the reporting their says what happens when you killed a number two guy, you kill the number three guy because he becomes number two. so then we are starting to have talks and personnel is much more strenuous and they begin to talk. so that is the welcome for the new government and in the case of yemen or have a meeting a delegation going there, you have a similar situation or...
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in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore our i think that this isn't just a drug your acts are counterproductive they keep the wars going and that is the real point the real point is not controlling the taliban the real point is keeping the war going from the standpoint of the american government that is their objective the taliban could be dealt with and negotiated with because their power would fade if there was no reason for them to be there in song go ahead jump in before we go to the break was he i hear. you and what marvin is seeing what i again respectfully dis
in the bad taliban go ahead judy. i don't think first of all when they talk about sanctuary and allowing them to go back and forth across the border can we keep the mexican border absolutely secure and we completely stop people from crossing that border and the people crossing here are just crossing because they're hungry you know so i don't think that we can expect any more from the pakistani government and military than we can from our our own in terms of keeping our border secure furthermore...
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the taliban would have become the dominant force in the country. although probably not controlling all of it. the taliban remains today, allied with al qaeda, close links with al qaeda. al qaeda would have been able to reestablish itself. the united dates would not be doing drone strikes. it would not have any place to ace those assets. i think it is easy to say what would have happened in afghanistan if we had simply conducted our punitive attack on taliban. routed them, and then left the country. >> are those emissions we should be fighting back out -- fighting? >> one should not take for my talk and isolationist view. maybe we should be involved in this kind of things. what we should ask ourselves at the beginning is, what will the cost of military intervention be? what is the likelihood of success? and have an honest discussion of what it will cost and in so applying military force in the process of doing that, which produces actions, reactions, counter actions, will the process of using military force has been worth it in the first place when
the taliban would have become the dominant force in the country. although probably not controlling all of it. the taliban remains today, allied with al qaeda, close links with al qaeda. al qaeda would have been able to reestablish itself. the united dates would not be doing drone strikes. it would not have any place to ace those assets. i think it is easy to say what would have happened in afghanistan if we had simply conducted our punitive attack on taliban. routed them, and then left the...
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will not likely to be talking to the taliban thursday. but the state department is desperately trying to avoid admitting they were going to. >> we never confirmed that was a meeting from here. >> she did not confirm it, the white house did. senior officials saying off- camera, this. have its firstl formal meeting with the taliban and the first meeting in several years, in a couple of days in delhi. >> president barack obama is a negotiated peace. >> president karzai recognizes the need for political reconciliation. the challenge is, how do you get those things started while you are also at war? , and expectation is, that despite those challenges, the process will proceed. >> just how the talks will proceed the u.s. is not saying, but they do say any next step itl only take place after the next consultation with hamid karzai, obviously to address his concerns. >> saudi arabia has accused the lab oratory in -- a laboratory .n the netherlands 30 people have died of sars. there have been more than 60 concerned -- confirmed cases. the --corona
will not likely to be talking to the taliban thursday. but the state department is desperately trying to avoid admitting they were going to. >> we never confirmed that was a meeting from here. >> she did not confirm it, the white house did. senior officials saying off- camera, this. have its firstl formal meeting with the taliban and the first meeting in several years, in a couple of days in delhi. >> president barack obama is a negotiated peace. >> president karzai...
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the fact of the matter is that the taliban control a significant part of the country. even after the so-called mini surge that was orchestrated by general petraeus and general mcchrystal. the fact of the matter is that president karzai is very unpopular. and the fact of the matter is that geographically a central government in kabul can never really control the vast majority of that country, including the areas most closer to pakistan. >> ambassador, i was struck by the last question that the president was asked at his joint press conference about afghan women. and in response, he said, in part, the afghan constitution protects the rights of afghan women and the u.s. strongly believes that afghanistan cannot succeed unless it gives opportunity to its women. what is the reality right now for women and girls in afghanistan? and what is the reality likely to be for women and girls after the u.s. troop presence is withdrawn? >> in the major cities in kabul, obviously, it's been a huge renaissance of women's rights and across the country and the u.s. military empowered youn
the fact of the matter is that the taliban control a significant part of the country. even after the so-called mini surge that was orchestrated by general petraeus and general mcchrystal. the fact of the matter is that president karzai is very unpopular. and the fact of the matter is that geographically a central government in kabul can never really control the vast majority of that country, including the areas most closer to pakistan. >> ambassador, i was struck by the last question that...
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with sort of collaborating with the taliban. >> it took him a long time to make that correction and. >> greta: he didn't make the correction, he said we were all wrong. >> yeah, obviously, it was our interpreters who were wrong. i don't know what's going through karzai's mind, but he's playing a very dangerous game. if he thinks that the offending the united states going to be helpful here in congress where many people now, including a lot of republicans are saying, we need to get out of afghanistan sooner rather than later, he is dooming himself to living with the taliban and he won't find it pleasant. >> greta: is there any doubt in your mind that the taliban is moving in? >> no, look, they said long ago about the americans, the taliban said you have the watches, we have the time and that's what they're counting on. i think that the obama administration's plans are going to bring taliban to power sooner rather than later and the consequences for us and for afghanistan are going to be devastating. >> greta: it's hard for me not to think about the consequences, especially for women i
with sort of collaborating with the taliban. >> it took him a long time to make that correction and. >> greta: he didn't make the correction, he said we were all wrong. >> yeah, obviously, it was our interpreters who were wrong. i don't know what's going through karzai's mind, but he's playing a very dangerous game. if he thinks that the offending the united states going to be helpful here in congress where many people now, including a lot of republicans are saying, we need to...
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. >>> the taliban claiming attack for the attack on u.s. base in afghanistan. >>> and new york city bouncing back from hurricane sandy. >> today president obama tries toally congressional support for the strike on syria. he will meet with key senators including john mccain who has urged the president to take a stance. it has now been 48 hours since he said that he needed congressional attack plans. the white house has been at odds with congress for much of the presidency. dudo you get a sense that they will be on board and will they sign off on plans to attack syria. >> reporter: congress has been a difficult problem at best for the white house, and senator mccain has been critical. he has been skeptical of the president's strategy and called for a mo more robust set of pla, and that missiles strikes would be just a pinprick. a letter that he and senator lindsey graham issued a letter, looking for something much more comprehensive white house. >> are we seeing any sense of urgency in washington, congress returning next month. i do understan
. >>> the taliban claiming attack for the attack on u.s. base in afghanistan. >>> and new york city bouncing back from hurricane sandy. >> today president obama tries toally congressional support for the strike on syria. he will meet with key senators including john mccain who has urged the president to take a stance. it has now been 48 hours since he said that he needed congressional attack plans. the white house has been at odds with congress for much of the...
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to the taliban, and to the world, had a lot to do with adam who was a "new york times" reporter and produced documentaries of malala and her father going back to 2001 and, adam, thank you for joining us. you've known this family now for some time and you had to reassess your role and reassess what you brought to the attention of the world after your association with this family. can you discuss that a bit? >> yes, for sure. thank you for having me. when i first discovered malala in 2009, at the time she had only a anonymous blog on the bbc website in her native tongue and i did not know that when i met her. i met her through a pakistani journalist and documentary that i made about here for the "new york times," that was her coming out party it was when her face, her name were first made public and then of course after my anymore was made the pakistani press learned of her and basically when she started to speak to the press, they could not get enough of her. she was poised, articulate, charming, smart. >> she is incredible. incredible. something we found interesting about her, she d
to the taliban, and to the world, had a lot to do with adam who was a "new york times" reporter and produced documentaries of malala and her father going back to 2001 and, adam, thank you for joining us. you've known this family now for some time and you had to reassess your role and reassess what you brought to the attention of the world after your association with this family. can you discuss that a bit? >> yes, for sure. thank you for having me. when i first discovered malala...
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. >> targetting the taliban - this man was the most wanted man in pakistan. a u.s. drone strike killed him. more on the operation and why the c.i.a. was coming for him. >> plus, day of the dead. astech and catholic rituals come together as families celebrate their loved ones. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. operations at los angeles international airport are slowly getting back to normal after a man opened fire with an assault rifle. one tsa agent is dead. the suspect is in custody, hospitalized after being shot by airport police. >> brian rooney is at lax with more on the shooting that is creating panic and chaos. >> the airport has been reopening, from a traffic jam. virtually nothing took off or landed all day long at lax. 750 flights were affected. in the last couple of hours we learnt a few more details about what happened earlier today. >> cell phone video caught the moment when travellers ran for the directors doors to get away from the gunman. >> he was identified as paul ciancia from new jersey, saying h
. >> targetting the taliban - this man was the most wanted man in pakistan. a u.s. drone strike killed him. more on the operation and why the c.i.a. was coming for him. >> plus, day of the dead. astech and catholic rituals come together as families celebrate their loved ones. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. operations at los angeles international airport are slowly getting back to normal after a man opened fire with an...
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how much power do they have in bringing the taliban to the table? >> i think it's a very tricky in looking at the way that pakistan has previously relationship with taliban. at the moment, most important thing i would say is to enhance trust between the two countries, and once that trust is built, and i'm sure that pakistan and afghanistan especially the future role of president karzai would create certain spaces, and where both united states and pakistan will find somebody really more productiven afghanistan. i'm sure that is a possibility, what you have refused to. >> karzai's asking for the release of taliban prisoners, who are being held in pakistan. i mean, wit would the pakistan government consider that and if it does, isn't that a security risk, allowing a bunch of taliban fighters free? >> this question is, you know, has two sides. first of all, we need to sit down, as i said pam stan, the united states and afghanistan, there is need to build trust, they also want president karzai to neutralize all these in their part of the world. it's real
how much power do they have in bringing the taliban to the table? >> i think it's a very tricky in looking at the way that pakistan has previously relationship with taliban. at the moment, most important thing i would say is to enhance trust between the two countries, and once that trust is built, and i'm sure that pakistan and afghanistan especially the future role of president karzai would create certain spaces, and where both united states and pakistan will find somebody really more...
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the taliban must renounce terrorism. the president diverted attention from those asking whether 11 years of war were worth it by announcing today army staff sergeant clinton romesha who helped repel one of the most vicious attacks in eastern afghanistan in 2009 would receive the medal of honor, shepard. >> shepard: first you kill the taliban and then you have him in for talks. fascinating. 2013. jen griffin at the pentagon. thanks. john boehner formally invited the president to deliver his first state of the union of his second term the date february 12th. he has to be invited, you know. the president hats accepted the date which also happens to be abraham lincoln's birthday it will touch on immigration reform spending and gun control. in a letter to the president speaker boehner wrote our nation continues to face immense challenges and the american people expect us to work together in the new year to find meaningful solutions. this will require a willingness to seek common ground as well as presidential leadership. mean
the taliban must renounce terrorism. the president diverted attention from those asking whether 11 years of war were worth it by announcing today army staff sergeant clinton romesha who helped repel one of the most vicious attacks in eastern afghanistan in 2009 would receive the medal of honor, shepard. >> shepard: first you kill the taliban and then you have him in for talks. fascinating. 2013. jen griffin at the pentagon. thanks. john boehner formally invited the president to deliver...
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but pakistan has aided the taliban and provided them safe haven in the past. while the u.s. is pushing all parties to start negotiating now, pakistan has accused the afghan president hamid karzai, of being "an impediment to the peace process."analysts say all this makes the process of reconciliation that much harder. the problem is how to cobble together a government that has all of their stakeholders buying in. many of these countries for decades have very different geopolitical interests when it comes to afghanistan. >> as officials praised the progress of the afghan forces, the u.s. military concedes that the afghan air force will not be ready to take over air operations until at least the end of 2016. of considerable assistance coalition partners will still be needed. >> it will take time, the afghan air force to end up as fully operational. >> u.s. officials don't want to predict the outcome of peace talks, but they do feel obligated to push for reconciliation at every opportunity. secretary john kerry will be pushing his counterparts to find a political solution to the
but pakistan has aided the taliban and provided them safe haven in the past. while the u.s. is pushing all parties to start negotiating now, pakistan has accused the afghan president hamid karzai, of being "an impediment to the peace process."analysts say all this makes the process of reconciliation that much harder. the problem is how to cobble together a government that has all of their stakeholders buying in. many of these countries for decades have very different geopolitical...
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and the taliban. i want to talk about where are we in all of this now that president karzai says i don't want to talk with any of you? >> reporter: it's a very complicated situation. obviously the united states wanted to have a peace accord between the taliban and the karzai government. in 12 years the united states military has not managed to defeat the taliban. if the u.s. is able to put out with minimum damage, it needs it on the ground. they thought they finally got this office open so they could talk with mediating efforts of the united states. karzai who initially welcomed it got very angry because it looked like the taliban was going to step too far, raising a flag that called on the islami emirate acting like their were going to open an embassy. that is what the taliban was trying to do but that's not what the afghan government wanted. >> his army can hold its own against the taliban but we have seen cent attacks all week. is this a bargaining chip but there's not one taliban. there will be co
and the taliban. i want to talk about where are we in all of this now that president karzai says i don't want to talk with any of you? >> reporter: it's a very complicated situation. obviously the united states wanted to have a peace accord between the taliban and the karzai government. in 12 years the united states military has not managed to defeat the taliban. if the u.s. is able to put out with minimum damage, it needs it on the ground. they thought they finally got this office open...
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pakistani taliban movement. they're also vowing revenge. so right now, even though they've lost their head, kelly, it appears the taliban will continue to launch attacks in both pakistan and here in afghanistan. >> conor powell reporting from afghanistan, thank you for that report. >>> fresh fallout over the ailing obama care website. for those of you still trying to sign up, the site will be offline for repairs starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. that's expected to end some time tomorrow morning. those technical glitches that led to these fixes are being called, quote, the tip of the iceberg. that's according to a senator who gave this week's gop address. he compared the problematic website rollout to the sinking of the titanic. molly heninburg is live in washington with this. >> reporter: the white house has been saying for several weeks now that obama care is more than just an ailing website. today, the republican senior senator from indiana, dan coates, agrees, and said obama care's problems, quote, run far deeper
pakistani taliban movement. they're also vowing revenge. so right now, even though they've lost their head, kelly, it appears the taliban will continue to launch attacks in both pakistan and here in afghanistan. >> conor powell reporting from afghanistan, thank you for that report. >>> fresh fallout over the ailing obama care website. for those of you still trying to sign up, the site will be offline for repairs starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. that's expected to end some time...
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like for them and what we will need to do to keep afghanistan from slipping back to the hands of the taliban. >>> the white house must first deal with the spending and the looming debt ceiling and if congress refuses to raise the debt ceiling coming up, the u.s. go in default. that could trigger a worse economy reaction than we feared in the fiscal cliff situation. we have the latest. if republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling there's the possibility that the president can work around the congress, but it's likely. >> there are a couple of possibilities that are being floated around, thomas. one is that the white house could use the 14th amendment, that would allow the president to increase the debt ceiling without congress' approval, and it says validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. some democrats wrote a letter to the white house on friday saying it gives the president the authority to increase the debt ceiling unilaterally, and another option that is floated is to essentially mint a platinum coin worth a trillion dollars. this is a idea that dates
like for them and what we will need to do to keep afghanistan from slipping back to the hands of the taliban. >>> the white house must first deal with the spending and the looming debt ceiling and if congress refuses to raise the debt ceiling coming up, the u.s. go in default. that could trigger a worse economy reaction than we feared in the fiscal cliff situation. we have the latest. if republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling there's the possibility that the president can work...
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general allen spent 19 months directing nato forces against taliban insurgents. last year embarrassing e-mail with campus socialite jill kelley came to light in the sex scandal involving cia director david petraeus. >>> conor kennedy and daryl hannah were arrested in a protest demanding the obama administration take concrete action against climate change. the activists chanted "president obama we don't want no climate drama." that was their creative chant. >> wow, and it ended in arrest. new pictures to share with you, a 6-year-old boy from alabama, you'll remember this little boy abducted and held for six days in an underground bunker. he and his mom spent time with the governor, robert bentley and spoke with dr. phil. she said in spite of the smiling photos her son is very aware of what happened to his abductor and also knows what happened to his bus driver, too. erin burnett has the report. >> give me five. i like it. >> nine days after see than was freed from an underground bunker in midland city, alabama, the world is getting the first glimpse of this brave
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taliban? where do we compromise? we have to reach these agreements as a nation, and with our allies. it goes to the other side of the table, to talk to the paula bond. that is the key for reconciliation. another issue impacting the ability of the afghan security forces is the insider attack. sometimes, people are disappointed, and say, how could this happen? how could they turn the guns against us, when we trained them? this is an important issue. as the taliban have indicated, that is their most successful tactic to undermine trust between the afghan security forces and international security forces. it is really the most effective way of destabilizing afghan security forces. it is key to know why it is happening. the first reason is infiltration. of course, they purposefully infiltrates. we have low recruitment criteria. we do not have a strong national data system to look at who is coming in. the second part is intimidation. when people are enlisting in the force, the taliban are contacting their parents and famil
taliban? where do we compromise? we have to reach these agreements as a nation, and with our allies. it goes to the other side of the table, to talk to the paula bond. that is the key for reconciliation. another issue impacting the ability of the afghan security forces is the insider attack. sometimes, people are disappointed, and say, how could this happen? how could they turn the guns against us, when we trained them? this is an important issue. as the taliban have indicated, that is their...
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there should be the taliban government in afghanistan. there are differences on what will become of hi them should py in the future set up of the country. i would also add one other factor which is that i have extensive personal relations with the members of the political elite in afghanistan and of course there are many things they do that they don't tell me about. but i have observed a huge change in the past 13 years in their relations with each other, something which isn't often commented on 13 years ago they didn't know each other. their relations were yelling at each other over the radio. now including the people who are political, they all know each other and have worked together. prior to the election all of the candidates were running with each other and met each other extensively to talk about the rules for the game and how to resolve it and i'm confident that however disputed the outcome may be, those people with their relations with each other and the right international support will be able to find some kind of a settlement e
there should be the taliban government in afghanistan. there are differences on what will become of hi them should py in the future set up of the country. i would also add one other factor which is that i have extensive personal relations with the members of the political elite in afghanistan and of course there are many things they do that they don't tell me about. but i have observed a huge change in the past 13 years in their relations with each other, something which isn't often commented...
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i am not going to go into details of these as far as the taliban as concerned. there is no question of popular returning to get in why i did enter the mid 1990's. there are reasons for this. there are to be details. i was the before the moment. there is one thing it. pakistan cannot treat them. this is a point which i think was the demographics and the history and a culture. we will appreciate as much as any pakistan would -- it will remain part of the afghan landscape. here there was a disconnect between the of kasten a position right after 9/11. i think he has made a remark that it their position is not -- it was not helpful. even at that time, pakistan has argued that reconcilable pakistan should be brought into the floor of the process. that is passed. and this brown there has been a misunderstanding of but say even unfair accusations pakistan has been double dealing etcetera, pakistan could not treat al qaeda -- after two of the night but the american afghanistan where the situation may be different. i have stated after a period of certain tentativeness tod
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paying off world lords and politicians many of whom have ties to the drug trade and in some cases the taliban the result of this appears to be that the agency empowers the same networks that american diplomats and law enforcement agents say they're trying to dismantle they're trying to fight how do you explain what seems like conflicting priorities of different parts of the u.s. government you know this one is hard to explain exactly what the cia money goes for how it's distributed what the purposes other than to sort of gain influence in cars in the circle i mean i helped on that story and it was very difficult to. we still don't know and karzai has come out this weekend and said come through they confirmed it right so how much of this acts at cross purposes with. you know the work of as you said law enforcement officials or diplomats i mean there is a lot of angry people in the united states government that this goes on but it's still goes on and it is approved i mean the cia has been giving large abouts of money to karzai and other warlords since nine eleven it's their argument that this i
paying off world lords and politicians many of whom have ties to the drug trade and in some cases the taliban the result of this appears to be that the agency empowers the same networks that american diplomats and law enforcement agents say they're trying to dismantle they're trying to fight how do you explain what seems like conflicting priorities of different parts of the u.s. government you know this one is hard to explain exactly what the cia money goes for how it's distributed what the...
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of collaborating with the taliban. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president that it was not true, the fact is, any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> during hagel's first morning in kabul two suicide bombings killed at least 19 people, including a u.s. contractor. a spokesman for the taliban said one of the blasts near the afghan defense ministry was intended as a message to haigle. >>> '70s sitcom star valley harper speeging out publicly since being nosed with a rare form of terminal cancer. the actress remains hopeful and strong. this is what she said on an episode of the doctors on cbs. >> it's also incurable. so far. that's the word i'm looking at, so far. because they're doing research as we speak. and so, i just thought that, while i'm still able, because it is brain, to speak, and show you that i'm cooking my husband's dinner. i'm walking at santa monica. and more than anything i'm living in the moment. >> you can hear more from valerie harper later this week on "piers morgan live" he
of collaborating with the taliban. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president that it was not true, the fact is, any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> during hagel's first morning in kabul two suicide bombings killed at least 19 people, including a u.s. contractor. a spokesman for the taliban said one of the blasts near the afghan defense ministry was intended as a message to haigle. >>> '70s sitcom star valley...
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presence and their target regions and get us an expert caravan dyke who was kidnapped by the taliban explains what's driving the islamists there. they consider democracy a western religion for them islam of course which is submission to god which should be the rule of god which is what they want in democracy meaning the rule of men is anathema to them this is they are diametrically opposed to this so for them to see in their eyes a western religion come to power truly by having a democratically elected president step down a new one come forward is not something they're going to want at all to have right now nato the united states depending upon the afghan national army and the police force which number three hundred fifty two thousand to take over you have the taliban who number approximately twenty to thirty thousand at the most and you have the taliban on the upswing you have the do you have a desertion rate of up to thirty percent in the afghan national army can they stand up to the taliban there are many people and i am one of them who question whether they can the united states
presence and their target regions and get us an expert caravan dyke who was kidnapped by the taliban explains what's driving the islamists there. they consider democracy a western religion for them islam of course which is submission to god which should be the rule of god which is what they want in democracy meaning the rule of men is anathema to them this is they are diametrically opposed to this so for them to see in their eyes a western religion come to power truly by having a democratically...
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-- best seller "escape from taliban" shot dead by militants. pakistan's newly formed government is posturing and pretended to make peace efforts with india allowing heightened tensions. on the other hand, islamabad allows india's most wanted man to hold a massive anti-india rally right under its nose in islamabad. >> more than 10,000 people gathered in islamabad in a show of defiance certain to anger india further. a pakistani islamist with a $10 million u.s. bounty on his head appeared openly and islamabad as thousands of supporters chanted for holy war. india is accused of masterminding the attack on its financial capital mumbai. the united states has offered a $10 million bounty for information leading to his arrest and conviction. the united states and india are very angry with us. this means god is happy with us, he told the crowd as supporters chanted, "war will continue until the liberation." he did not use the word jihad himself. the stocky and bearded former professor added at the rally marking pakistan's defense that they were not rea
-- best seller "escape from taliban" shot dead by militants. pakistan's newly formed government is posturing and pretended to make peace efforts with india allowing heightened tensions. on the other hand, islamabad allows india's most wanted man to hold a massive anti-india rally right under its nose in islamabad. >> more than 10,000 people gathered in islamabad in a show of defiance certain to anger india further. a pakistani islamist with a $10 million u.s. bounty on his head...
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during the military operation that being left behind as the army was trolls to face the wolf of the taliban who say that most enemy collaborators. has more now on bad light. it was a dangerous job that required courage but while british forces withdraw the afghan interpreters who made their work possible are being left to fend for themselves rafi worked at camp prince in the helmand province he says he gets regular calls from the taliban this is your group or for. where you are all center those you have to be if i catch you then i read you some six hundred fifty interpreters just like rafi remain in afghanistan with no right to settle in the u.k. many of these transactions are washing on the front line so they're working with soldiers risking their lives in exactly the same way soldiers do wearing the uniform or in their combat fatigues following their rules at least twenty to been killed many more horrifically injured that's a danger they knew about when they signed up the danger they didn't know when they signed up was that the end of the ten year i mean both times when you when you finis
during the military operation that being left behind as the army was trolls to face the wolf of the taliban who say that most enemy collaborators. has more now on bad light. it was a dangerous job that required courage but while british forces withdraw the afghan interpreters who made their work possible are being left to fend for themselves rafi worked at camp prince in the helmand province he says he gets regular calls from the taliban this is your group or for. where you are all center those...
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pakistan released taliban prisoners so far this year. have they had any positive effects on the peace process itself. some of these businesses have gone back to the battlefield. that's why they are -- pause they were one of the most important and some supposed to be a relative of omar and second-in-command. the but ultimately he has. let us see what role he does play. i think personally he may have have to go to a third country. from there he will decide what role he can play and what roll the new leadership can give to him. but i think from a pakistani point of view, it has ban good move pause there are always misgivings between afghanistan and pakistan and at the time when a new leadership has come ands that him to sort of improve its relations with the -- people of afghanistan have goodness. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for speaking to us and doing it -- the defense analyst joining us there live from the pakistani cam of islama ma'aislamabad. >>> the soldiers back by regimes armed with guns and knives. activists said that two
pakistan released taliban prisoners so far this year. have they had any positive effects on the peace process itself. some of these businesses have gone back to the battlefield. that's why they are -- pause they were one of the most important and some supposed to be a relative of omar and second-in-command. the but ultimately he has. let us see what role he does play. i think personally he may have have to go to a third country. from there he will decide what role he can play and what roll the...
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who number approximately twenty to thirty thousand at the most and you have the taliban on the upswing you have a do you have a desertion rate of up to thirty percent of the afghan national army can they stand up to the taliban there are many people and i am one of them who question whether they can the united states and its allies may pull out in total about two thousand and fourteen but can they afford that because that will mean twelve years perhaps have gone to waste now is take a look at some other stories from around the world and the u.s. capture of a terrorist suspect in libya has triggered an angry reaction from tripoli it can down washington for one called the kidnapping of libyan citizen who on a cell linnaeus senior al qaeda figure wanted for his alleged role in the nine hundred eighty u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania was captured by american special forces on saturday he will now face trial in the u.s. . german amberson guard has been shot dead in the yemeni capital sanaa security staff or was attacked by gunmen while leaving a supermarket incident occurred in t
who number approximately twenty to thirty thousand at the most and you have the taliban on the upswing you have a do you have a desertion rate of up to thirty percent of the afghan national army can they stand up to the taliban there are many people and i am one of them who question whether they can the united states and its allies may pull out in total about two thousand and fourteen but can they afford that because that will mean twelve years perhaps have gone to waste now is take a look at...
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who number approximately twenty to thirty thousand at the most and you have the taliban on the upswing you have a do you have a desertion rate of up to thirty percent of the afghan national army can they stand up to the taliban there are many people and i am one of them who question whether they can the united states and its allies may pull out in total about two thousand and fourteen but can they afford that because that will mean twelve years perhaps have gone to waste. now is take a look at some other stories from around the world in mexico the government's proposal vanity reforms have forced tens of thousands to the streets in the country's capital demonstrators called for a popular referendum on the plans of president pena nieto to private eyes the state owned oil company pemex people fear of the move could lead to higher energy bills former presidential candidate and opposition leader under is over there were pledged further a protest in coming days. u.s. capture of a terror suspect in libya has triggered an angry reaction from tripoli it can damage washington for what it called
who number approximately twenty to thirty thousand at the most and you have the taliban on the upswing you have a do you have a desertion rate of up to thirty percent of the afghan national army can they stand up to the taliban there are many people and i am one of them who question whether they can the united states and its allies may pull out in total about two thousand and fourteen but can they afford that because that will mean twelve years perhaps have gone to waste. now is take a look at...
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it was strategic prize for the taliban. if they could've seized it, they would have had a crucial foothold to take over much of the rest of the country. as they did in the 1990's. they were literally massing in the areas around kandahar. you think we would have devoted the bulk of that first wave of new troops into that area to protect it areas no. sent those troops off to the home to fewer than 1% of of afghanistan's population. why? tribal rivalries. that in afghanistan, but the pentagon. that was composed of u.s. marines, they wanted to fight with their own aviation assets, intelligent assets, they needed their own patch of the sandbox. instead of working to integrate them with u.s. and canadian army unit our already operating there, talk commanders in kabul as well as top officials back in the pentagon suddenly chose the path of least resistance and give them a part of afghanistan not home to a lot of people. there were bad guys there to kill, but if our strategy was coineds, we should have been near a key population ce
it was strategic prize for the taliban. if they could've seized it, they would have had a crucial foothold to take over much of the rest of the country. as they did in the 1990's. they were literally massing in the areas around kandahar. you think we would have devoted the bulk of that first wave of new troops into that area to protect it areas no. sent those troops off to the home to fewer than 1% of of afghanistan's population. why? tribal rivalries. that in afghanistan, but the pentagon....
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the taliban took responsibility for that attack, saying it was meant to send a message. >> hours after chuck hagel touched down on his first overseas trip as u.s. defense secretary, a suicide bomber struck outside the afghan ministry of defense in coble. according to police, the blast killed nine people and injured 14 others hagel was a safe distance away and he was in a briefing when he heard the boom. >> it's like we're in a war zone. i've been in war. you know, shouldn't be surprised when a bomb goes off. >> hagel, who is a vietnam vet says he's in afghanistan to think the truth. >> thanks for your service, guys. >> the airborne division and awarded two purple hearts. he also answered soldier's questions, some of which focused on budget cuts. >> i will do everything within my power to make sure the funding is there and the commitments we made to you are fulfilled. >> hagel wants to get a better understanding of the progress the u.s. is making in the war. >> we are going to continue to work with the afghans and our coalition partners to fight that war and to assure that the afghan pe
the taliban took responsibility for that attack, saying it was meant to send a message. >> hours after chuck hagel touched down on his first overseas trip as u.s. defense secretary, a suicide bomber struck outside the afghan ministry of defense in coble. according to police, the blast killed nine people and injured 14 others hagel was a safe distance away and he was in a briefing when he heard the boom. >> it's like we're in a war zone. i've been in war. you know, shouldn't be...
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forces in afghanistan have captured a senior commander of the pakistani taliban. now his group has been blamed for many groups in pakistan as well as the attempted bombing of time square in new york in 2010. the capture comes as the secretary of state is kabul negotiating a security deal in afghanistan. jane, what can we make of the news that kerry and karzai are now extended talks for a third day? are you getting impressions that talks aren't as on going as they hoped? >> these talks seem to be keep be the doors closed very tightly. it's hard not to see this as an indication as the talks being extremely fraught. they said they will go into a third round of negotiation this is evening. they certainly have not come to any agreements at this point. but it's important to remember as well that they've been negotiating these terms for this for a long time now. bakley two sides have not managed to come together. today as you have said there has been a high profile arrest here with pakistani taliban commander, that was fraught with controversy with the afghans accusing t
forces in afghanistan have captured a senior commander of the pakistani taliban. now his group has been blamed for many groups in pakistan as well as the attempted bombing of time square in new york in 2010. the capture comes as the secretary of state is kabul negotiating a security deal in afghanistan. jane, what can we make of the news that kerry and karzai are now extended talks for a third day? are you getting impressions that talks aren't as on going as they hoped? >> these talks...
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he was once known as the australian taliban david hicks the first man to be convicted of war crimes act guantanamo bay in after being detained for five and half years hicks is now asking an appeals court overturned that conviction arguing that his guilty plea was unknowing on intelligence and involuntary and part of a desperate attempt to secure his release hicks was captured in afghanistan for his alleged involvement with al qaeda in late two thousand won. soon after he was turned over to the us and taken to guantanamo in the facility's first batch of prisoners they are he says he sees day after day for the inhumane treatment was opened on a small fortune. voices minutes for mom. physical beatings. all right and saw political ploy is. there was medical experimentation and it was the medical experimentation that would give takes the most harrowing memories will be forced to give injections or nose. up as well but it did not tell us. rule of the reasons a guy who owns the challenge especially this close to the sauce to the color of the tools. if you refuse to take injections of tools. an
he was once known as the australian taliban david hicks the first man to be convicted of war crimes act guantanamo bay in after being detained for five and half years hicks is now asking an appeals court overturned that conviction arguing that his guilty plea was unknowing on intelligence and involuntary and part of a desperate attempt to secure his release hicks was captured in afghanistan for his alleged involvement with al qaeda in late two thousand won. soon after he was turned over to the...
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troops at the bottom of three steep mountains woke up to an overwhelming attack by the taliban, very smart attack, up to 400 taliban fighters and it seemed impossible and i asked clint rome romechier on monday who is going to be award the the medal of honor, what it was like to face these impossible odds. throughout all of this, did you ever think this is it? i'm not going to get out of here. >> it's like a fighter going into the boxing ring, you know, if you think you're going to lose before you even step into the ring, you've already lost. you're there to win, you're there to fight, you're there to, you know, your brothers to your left and right are depending on you so you don't have that in you. >> when you talk about an overwhelming force describe to me what overwhelming is. >> it's the kind of thing where every time they opened a door to run out to deliver ammunition, a sniper would pick one of them off. there were five guys trapped in a humvee for hours, three men trapped in the mortar pit for hours. the first guy killed was running to a machine gun in the corner of the camp to
troops at the bottom of three steep mountains woke up to an overwhelming attack by the taliban, very smart attack, up to 400 taliban fighters and it seemed impossible and i asked clint rome romechier on monday who is going to be award the the medal of honor, what it was like to face these impossible odds. throughout all of this, did you ever think this is it? i'm not going to get out of here. >> it's like a fighter going into the boxing ring, you know, if you think you're going to lose...
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third id in kandahar last fall where i first met captain steve has as he led his troops in search of taliban rocket placements. after two deployments to afghanistan, he like the army as a whole, is in transition. >> before our priorities were being successful at war and being successful in our mission and now it's the same, but we are focused on readiness. >> as the returning troops learn how to reintegrate into state side, so do their spouses. >> being into being a couple again. it takes time. >> i hope it means stability in place so we can put some roots somewhere. >> this last deployment, the third was focused on training afghan forces. major general robert abrams who until this week commanded the division said their mission was successful. >> as i told everyone to include the afghans, they only have to be good enough to beat the taliban and they are. >> success came at a price. >> what's more, he was killed in southern afghanistan. >> at ft. stewart, along rows of trees dedicated to the more than 4060 members lost over the last decade, he reflects on the soldiers who didn't come home. >>
third id in kandahar last fall where i first met captain steve has as he led his troops in search of taliban rocket placements. after two deployments to afghanistan, he like the army as a whole, is in transition. >> before our priorities were being successful at war and being successful in our mission and now it's the same, but we are focused on readiness. >> as the returning troops learn how to reintegrate into state side, so do their spouses. >> being into being a couple...
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so only after a taliban deputy, leaders of taliban are sitting in addition, taliban deputy as recounted to me told of his dream comic and his dream was that he saw the beard of mullah omar turn a blinding white. so that it was made of the very thread of the prophet holy cloak. this is greeted with praise, and told to me this is why the taliban took up holy war against the united states. this reference for mullah omar, i found among all the taliban that they spoke to, i'm not sure about the political implications of it, but they saw mullah omar as a spiritual, almost the divine presence that would guide us. there's this religious aura around. that concludes my remarks, within eight minutes. >> great, thank you. as mentioned, i'm tom lynch and i want to thank new america for having me here today. as already been mentioned by michael authors it is truly an honor to be included in this work, particularly because of the terrific piece in the distinguished chapters by the authors and that shivered from to become and several that are not here today, one of which i intend to allude to my commen
so only after a taliban deputy, leaders of taliban are sitting in addition, taliban deputy as recounted to me told of his dream comic and his dream was that he saw the beard of mullah omar turn a blinding white. so that it was made of the very thread of the prophet holy cloak. this is greeted with praise, and told to me this is why the taliban took up holy war against the united states. this reference for mullah omar, i found among all the taliban that they spoke to, i'm not sure about the...
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they are opposed to the taliban, but they are opposed to what the taliban are stand for, but they do not expect the government to provide full support. >> the people in america are not too crazy about congress, either. a different subject. you were involved in iraq. what lessons do you take from iraq that can be applied to this circumstance that we are now facing, ending our involvement in afghanistan. >> one of the most important lessons from iraq is that we waited too late to work to the details of a bilateral security agreement. we were not able to conclude the successful bilateral security agreement. we started that process much earlier. that is why am highlighting this this morning. the key lesson learned is that we have a smooth transition post-2014, that we provide the afghan people with our essential commitment post-2014. we should view 2014 as nothing more than a change in a mandate and authorities, but a continuity of commitment post- 2014. if we are able to do that, we will have eternalized our most important lesson. -- internalized the most important lesson from our iraq
they are opposed to the taliban, but they are opposed to what the taliban are stand for, but they do not expect the government to provide full support. >> the people in america are not too crazy about congress, either. a different subject. you were involved in iraq. what lessons do you take from iraq that can be applied to this circumstance that we are now facing, ending our involvement in afghanistan. >> one of the most important lessons from iraq is that we waited too late to work...
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the president said that the taliban must come prepared to make concessions. >> including the taliban is going to need to accept an afghan constitution that pronounces against violence is committed to protection of women and minorities. >> the taliban gave no indication whether it would accept those terms when the meetings begin in doha, qatar. instead the militants laid out separate goals in a news drones carried on al jazeera. >> which include end of occupation of afghanistan and establishment of system with security with the most. >> u.s. officials said afghan government would hold its own talks with the taliban separately. in kabul, afghan president karzai announced his negotiating team is ready to go. >> our council travel to qatar to discuss peace talks we hope that our brothers also understand that the talks of the peace progress will move to their own soil in afghanistan soon to ensure the peace in afghanistan. >> today's announcement came as international forces formally handled over both security patrols to the afghan military and police. it was a major milestone on the pass
the president said that the taliban must come prepared to make concessions. >> including the taliban is going to need to accept an afghan constitution that pronounces against violence is committed to protection of women and minorities. >> the taliban gave no indication whether it would accept those terms when the meetings begin in doha, qatar. instead the militants laid out separate goals in a news drones carried on al jazeera. >> which include end of occupation of afghanistan...
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i don't think the taliban are that strong it's that weakness of this government that makes that make them look strong when when you see who are in power in this country when you see who are running the drug cartels when you see who are protecting them and the smuggling routes in this country to central asia and to iran they are the governors the police generals big wigs in this government if the united states and nato allies their allies who are in this country if they're protecting a corrupt government and they want to replace it with a corrupt government they can do it but it will not bring stability it will haunt nato and the united states and it will backfire in my opinion in the long run the people will join the taleban in droves and this country will become a safe haven for and stability. tripoli is demanding answers from washington regarding the abduction of a libyan national by u.s. special forces the alleged al qaeda member was captured on sunday during a raid in tripoli the libyan government says it was not informed about the operation of events and therefore has condemned
i don't think the taliban are that strong it's that weakness of this government that makes that make them look strong when when you see who are in power in this country when you see who are running the drug cartels when you see who are protecting them and the smuggling routes in this country to central asia and to iran they are the governors the police generals big wigs in this government if the united states and nato allies their allies who are in this country if they're protecting a corrupt...
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>> reporter: how much of a boost these defectors give to taliban and insurgent groups by joining them? >> well, the story of kahn he took with him night vision goggles and they dying for a piece of the government they really fight. anyone well trained like kahn who was trained in the special forces and here for many years growing with taliban gives them support and they can use this against the foreign forces and the afghan government. >> reporter: okay, thank you, that is reporting for us from kabul. an 8-year-old child is among three people who have been shot dead at a church in egypt and gunmen opened fire at a wedding in cairo and churches have been the target of a number of attacks since mohamed morsi was deposed. >> reporter: they were on motor bikes and opened fire without warning. their targets were a christian congregation at the church of the virgin mary and they just arrived when the gunman arrived. >> translator: we were running and i found a woman sitting on a chair with lots of bullet wounds and blood coming out everywhere and it was a very difficult sight and many peopl
>> reporter: how much of a boost these defectors give to taliban and insurgent groups by joining them? >> well, the story of kahn he took with him night vision goggles and they dying for a piece of the government they really fight. anyone well trained like kahn who was trained in the special forces and here for many years growing with taliban gives them support and they can use this against the foreign forces and the afghan government. >> reporter: okay, thank you, that is...
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in afghanistan a daring suicide attack was launched on kabul's presidential palace now the taliban is taking credit for this bombing so what does this mean for the peace talks between the u.s. and this group more ahead. and as the afghan war winds down defense contractors may have found a new battlefield for profit the senate is debating an immigration bill that would militarize the us mexico border a look at this development later in today show. it's tuesday june twenty fifth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well looks like the international guessing game of where in the world is edward snowden is finally over for the last twenty four hours news outlets have had wall to wall coverage speculating whether or not he had left russia and where his next destination might be today russian president vladimir putin put an end to some of those questions. mr snowden has indeed learned that in most he came in the transit passengers and remains in the transit zone. so there you have it he is still in the transit area of the moscow airport in the zone between th
in afghanistan a daring suicide attack was launched on kabul's presidential palace now the taliban is taking credit for this bombing so what does this mean for the peace talks between the u.s. and this group more ahead. and as the afghan war winds down defense contractors may have found a new battlefield for profit the senate is debating an immigration bill that would militarize the us mexico border a look at this development later in today show. it's tuesday june twenty fifth four pm in...